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Ashmolean Museum passes one million visitors for first time since 2008
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has recorded more than one million visitors in a single year, the first time it has reached the milestone in 16 years, the institutionRead More... -
Writer’s Award 2026 honours Jacqueline Crooks and Vanessa Londoño
Jacqueline Crooks and Vanessa Londoño have been named the 2026 recipients of the Eccles Institute and Hay Festival Global Writer’s Award. The announcement was made Monday evening atRead More... -
At Britain’s first plant-based Michelin-Star restaurant, most diners aren’t vegan
At Plates, the first fully plant-based restaurant in Britain to earn a Michelin star, the dining room is full most nights — yet the vast majority of guests aren’t vegan.Read More... -
Sally Rooney warns UK readers may lose access to her books amid Palestine Action ban
Irish novelist Sally Rooney has told the High Court she may be forced to halt publication of her books in the UK — and potentially withdraw existing titles —Read More... -
Cambridge Dictionary reveals ‘Parasocial’ as Word of the Year 2025
Cambridge Dictionary has selected “parasocial” as its Word of the Year for 2025, highlighting the growing public fascination with one-sided relationshipsRead More... -
‘Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ was stolen from my gallery – London is not safe for art’
The head of a central London gallery says he has abandoned his Fitzrovia exhibition space after a £270,000 Banksy print was stolen in a brazen smash-and-grab raid.Read More... -
London Art Fair to return in January 2026 with expanded global line-up
The London Art Fair will return to the capital from 21–25 January 2026, marking its 38th edition with an expanded roster of Modern and Contemporary galleries from the UK and abroad.Read More... -
Gold pocket watch owned by Titanic couple could fetch £800,000 at auction
A gold pocket watch recovered from Isidor and Ida Straus — the elderly couple immortalised in the 1997 film Titanic — is expected to sell for at least £800,000 when it goes under the hammerRead More... -
Blenheim Palace unveils luxury new summer festival with Katy Perry, Teddy Swims and Pete Tong
Blenheim Palace is set to join the UK’s major festival circuit next year with the launch of the Blenheim Palace Festival 2026, a new music and arts celebration staged against the statelyRead More... -
Jewish Small Communities Network celebrated in Parliament
Representatives from more than 50 Jewish communities across the UK gathered at the House of Commons on Wednesday for a Parliamentary lunch hosted by MP Andrew Snowden, theRead More...

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Buckingham Palace is set to welcome South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol for a grand state banquet hosted by King Charles. The visit marks the first incoming state visit since the King's

With incidents of hate crime recently having risen in the capital and nationwide, the Mayor has today announced £250,000 in new funding for the Community Alliance To Combat Hate (CATCH)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the government is poised to cut taxes following a moderation in the pace of price increases.

Once synonymous with business suits and towering skyscrapers, the City of London is experiencing an unexpected transformation post-Covid as it endeavors to establish itself as the new

Over £2 billion has been earmarked for the automotive industry and £975 million for aerospace, supporting the manufacturing, supply chain and development of zero emission vehicles, and

National park officials within Wales have recently made a unanimous decision to exclusively use Welsh names for over 200 lakes and waterfalls, aiming to preserve and promote the region's

Newly commissioned data by the British Transport Police (BTP) reveals that more than a third of women using the railway in Britain face the likelihood of experiencing assault during their

Gennadiy Bogolyubov, a Ukrainian billionaire who once resided in a grand London mansion, reportedly made a £7 million payment to his wife, Sofia, in a bid to relocate her from the capital.

The north car park at the former Bristol Zoo might soon transform into what's been described as an "empty piece of asphalt" as the Zoo's parking license for this area on Clifton Down is set to

A recent study indicates a significant decline in cousin marriages within Bradford's Pakistani community over the past decade, citing reasons such as higher education, evolving family dynamics,

